⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
A 17-0 run took them from 14 down to 3 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q1 2:43 · NO 35-20 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 1:07 · NO 84-78 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 3:39 · NO 103-95 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:54 · NO 91-93 DAL
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:51 · NO 105-98 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 14 down to 3 up
Q2 7:03 · NO 44-47 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 11:19 · NO 53-61 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 7:30 · NO 91-93 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Maxi Kleber offensive foul
Q4 3:04 · NO 98-95 DAL
- Turnover
Maxi Kleber turnover
Q4 3:04 · NO 98-95 DAL
📊The numbers
| NO | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
